AIB unit sales continue to slide in Q3’22, see first Y-Y decline since the pandemic
Quarter-to-quarter graphics add-in board shipments decreased significantly by -33.5% and by -31.9% year to year.
Add-in board unit sales continue to slide in Q3, seeing first year-over-year decline since the pandemic
Quarter-to-quarter graphics add-in board shipments decreased significantly by -33.5% and decreased by -31.9% year to year.
Forecasting the impossible future
We have enough PCs, thank you.
GPUs experience biggest qtr-to-qtr drop in Q3’22 since the 2009 recession
GPU shipments decreased -10.3% sequentially and -25% year to year.
Scott Reese says good-bye to Autodesk
After 19 years at Autodesk, Scott Reese, executive vice president in charge of product development and manufacturing solutions, left the company last month to assume the position of CEO at GE Digital. At Autodesk, Reese focused on next-generation products and high-growth business initiatives across various industries, managing the development of cloud products geared to the manufacturing and AEC industries. To … Read more
Unlocked—a movie about data
Z by HP has rebranded their Z product line as Z by HP and recently released Unlocked, an interactive 35-minute film that weaves data science challenges into an action-packed story to unlock an ancient mystery. Blending Hollywood-caliber production value, interactive storytelling, and data challenges, data scientists around the world are invited to participate in the project at www.hp.com/unlocked for a … Read more
Rethinking trade shows; Avid takes a time out
The general thinking in the US is that as Omicron loosens its grip, the pandemic will also recede to become something a recurring seasonal illness like the flu and colds—annoying but not deadly. Eventually, that probably is what happens but in the meantime, companies are rethinking their marketing strategies. 2019 was more important than we realized. NAB, IBC, CES, and … Read more
Nvidia’s Q4 FY22 Results Drive Ahead
Nvidia reported a terrific revenue gain of $7.64 billion for the fourth quarter ending January 30, 2022, which was up 53 percent from a year ago and up 8 percent from the previous quarter. Gaming, Data Center, and Professional Visualization market platforms each achieved record revenue for the quarter and year. For fiscal 2022, revenue was $26.91 billion, up 61 … Read more
AMDlinx—and now they are one
In October 2020 at the height of the Covid pandemic, AMD surprised the computer industry by announcing it would acquire FPGA inventor and maker Xilinx for $35 billion in stock. Xilinx was founded one year after Altera. In 2015, Intel acquired Altera for $16.8 billion, and its revenue at the time was $1.9 billion; Xilinx’s revenue was $2.4 billion. At … Read more
Dassault announces year end results for 2021
As this is being written, Dassault is spelling out its plans for the future during 3DExperience World 2022. The company says it is poised for a new period of growth as it aligns its major product lines including Industrial Innovation (such as Catia and Enovia), Mainstream Innovation (Solidworks and Centric), and Life Sciences (Medidata and Biovia). Dassault has had its … Read more
PTC announces Q1 results for its fiscal 2022
PTC reported its first-quarter financial results for its fiscal 2022 and told investors all is going according to plan. At the end of 2021, PTC told investors it was putting its foot down on the accelerator to speed up its transition to the cloud. To do so, PTC CEO Jim Heppelmann told listeners on its Q4’21 investor call that the … Read more
AMD’s Q4 2021 results
AMD reported record quarterly revenue of $4.8 billion up 49% year-over-year and record full-year revenue of $16.4 billion up 68%. Gross margin expanded and operating income more than doubled from the prior year. “2021 was an outstanding year for AMD with record annual revenue and profitability,” said AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su. “Each of our businesses performed extremely … Read more